Embedded Software Team Lead

1 week ago


San Francisco, California, United States ZipLine Full time
About Zipline
Transforming the logistics industry, Zipline is revolutionizing the way goods move globally. With a mission to solve urgent and complex access challenges, we are building an instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally. Our technology includes robotics and autonomy, decarbonizing delivery, decreasing road congestion, and reducing fossil fuel consumption and air pollution. We provide equitable access to billions of people and build a more resilient global supply chain.

Zipline is on a quest to make good on its promise to build an equitable and more resilient global supply chain for billions of people. We strive to deliver reliable safety-critical systems at high velocity.

About You and The Role

The ideal candidate will lead a team responsible for the software stack from bare-metal through the operating system, firmware, peripheral drivers, core libraries, and tools/test systems. This role requires technical leadership in system level design, bringing expertise in either Linux, Microcontrollers, or Real-Time Operating Systems.

We seek an outstanding technical background, with experience in leading and growing engineers as they continue to revolutionize the supply chain and logistic industry.

What You'll Do
  • Lead, mentor and grow several teams of talented embedded engineers and leaders, providing a clear vision and ambitious goals.
  • Cultivate a high performance team culture that champions a bias to action and strives for radically simple designs.
  • Collaborate across teams and disciplines to architect safety-critical systems, which include flight computers, radios, safety systems, communication buses, battery management and motor control systems.
  • Establish and enforce best practices for embedded software development, code review, and documentation.
  • Set the technical and product vision for the embedded team.
What You'll Bring
  • Demonstrated success as a technical lead where you have inspired, managed and grown high-performing engineering teams.
  • Deep technical expertise in embedded software engineering, with a track record of making impactful architectural-level contributions.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills to explain and motivate technical vision, technical challenges, and solutions to fellow engineers and non-engineers alike.
Compensation and Benefits

The estimated annual salary range for this role is $200,000-$300,000. The total compensation package may also include equity compensation, discretionary annual or performance bonuses, sales incentives, benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, and more.

Zipline values diversity and welcomes applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.



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